The Artifice Girl

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The Artifice Girl

Released Apr 27, 2023

1h 33m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

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The Artifice Girl blends timely themes and a sci-fi structure to explore thought-provoking questions surrounding the ethics of artificial intelligence.

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

It’s a film that I’m sure some will decry as too talky… I feel otherwise, for several reasons, including its clearly intentional mise en scene – the lighting, blocking, editing, and the intimacy and urgency produced by those confined spaces.

Rated: 4/5

May 26, 2023

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Ty Burr

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It’s a surprisingly tender drama of ideas that at times reminded me of a variation on the 2001 Spielberg/Kubrick film “A.I. Artificial Intelligence.”

Rated: 3/4

May 5, 2023

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The action is in the dialogue, which presents a series of invigorating arguments about where the ethical lines are when it comes to creating and then exploiting an intelligent computer program.

May 2, 2023

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Ayrton-Lewis Avery

Battle Royale With Cheese

The Artifice Girl is just one proof that Ritch can direct independent cinema that is as strange as it is enjoyable.

Dec 16, 2024

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Katelyn Nelson

Daily Grindhouse

A markedly uncomfortable and emotional watch, Ritch’s film feels both unique and necessary, especially in a world where technology itself is constantly shifting from luxury to necessity.

Aug 4, 2024

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Joshua Polanski

Offscreen

The directorial work is impressive but [Franklin] Ritch’s script and performance are something to marvel at.

Jul 31, 2024

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Andy B

This starts well, but as the interminable talking progresses, all the tension drains away and it becomes increasingly hard work.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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Stephen D

A thought provoking little film discussing the ethics of AI and the difficulties of defining the essence of what defines a human being. The trauma that motivates its creator is very much a sub plot. As others have commented some of the dialogue is lost in some of the actors performances and it matters as this a very much a dialogue driven film.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/25

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Simon R

I couldn’t understand many of the words that Cherry was saying, she seemed to slur the last few words of her sentences. Given the significant dialogue I found it all difficult to follow. Shame because it raised very interesting points about a very interesting topic.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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g j

This would have worked better as a novella or radioplay. There are some good ideas here, but there isn't enough for the eye to do to justify its existence as a film. The Bishop reference is just lame in something this lacklustre.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

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David B

Simple well acted, no frills, great script and thought provoking. Best film I’ve seen in a long time.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/16/25

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Val M

AI girl character was super annoying

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/09/25

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Synopsis

A team of special agents discovers a revolutionary new computer program to bait and trap online predators. After teaming up with the program's troubled developer, they soon find that the AI is rapidly advancing beyond its original purpose.

Director: Franklin Ritch
Producer: Aaron B. Koontz, Ashleigh Snead
Screenwriter: Franklin Ritch
Distributor: XYZ Films
Production Co: Paper Street Pictures, Last Resort Ideas, Blood Oath
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 27, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2023
Runtime: 1h 33m

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